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made them excel in arms, commerce, letters, and 
philosophy, apply with the happiest effect to the 
improvement of the cultivation of the earth. 
Nothing is impossible to labour, aided by inge- 
nuity. The true objects of the agriculturist are 
likewise those of the patriot. Men value most 
what they have gained with effort; a just con- 
fidence in their own powers results from success ; 
they love their country better, because they have 
seen it improved by their own talents and industry ; 
and they identify with their interests, the existence 
of those institutions which have afforded them 
security, independence, and the multiplied enjoy- 
ments of civilized life. 
